Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-11
MoUNDsvILLE.
Accident ON the RaF---GeneraiL Local News
ofthe Week.


MoUNpsyILLE, w. Va, April 9.--I.ast
Tuesday as VIM. Games was engaged in
unloading several car loads Of cypress
lumber from New Orleans to be used in
building the large auditorium on the camp
ground, he attempted to move the cars
down the steep grade at the MOundsville
Coal Works, where the brake refused to
work and the cars dashed into the Loading
onnaratns of the coal works completely de
molishiug il and wrecking one OF the y.
p r qoDdolas, causing the coal works to
shut down for repairs.
a slight fire occurred at the hardware
store of A. Harris Thursday evening.
IF. Henderson, has accepted POSI-
tion as express messenger on the Wheeling
and PIT. Pleasant run.
w. S. Faris, the genial representative OF
the Wheeling IRtelligeReer, greeted the
natrons of that paper here on Thursday.
Weaver and Bardall have purchased the
Hon. Geo. Edmunds' property, known as
the race course" and will sell 1t ont IN
town lots. -,
The John Thompson estate will add an
addition TO the town in the lot known as
the ball ground, containing ten acres.
Town lots will be sold by Walker l. Frs
sell.
The crew of the Telegram ''struck" here
Tuesday morning. The Captain promptly
paid them off and secured new crew.
John Thompson Gallaher has returned to
Lafayette College.
Gilchrist and Bridly, contractors for
JOS. Craig, have removed one OF the sets
for gas we'll from here to Wichita, Kans.,
where test gas and oil well will be sunk.
The work of laying pipes through our
streets will commence next week. The
drillers at the we'll have succeeded in stop
ping the flow of escape gas, and have The
connection made ready to connect to the
pipes to supply the town.
The enterprising publisher OF the Sickle
will soon open up first class job room In
connection with his newsy paper.
Mr.. J. S. Reed, the well known opera
tor, is at the Mound City.
VIM. Harris has q force of workmen pre-
pairing his lot in the rear OF the Henratta
House for large wareroom To be erected
thereon to store his agricultural lmple-
ments.
Mr. Frank Burleigh's tasty residence IN
the Third ward is about ready for occu-
pancy.
JOS. B. Ramage has removed to May
nard, Ohio.
1t is rumored that the Interstate Com
merce bill has seriously affected the ship
ping rates of the MOundsville coal works.
Miss Mary Crawford, little Miss Duo
Booth and Master Fred. Huseman were
guests of Mr.. Baily Crawford this week.
Rumor says that Fairview resdenters
think the crowd of young ladies and gen
tlemen that attended the entertainment at
the close of Fairvlew school acted IN
very bOisterous manner.
Services i'm st. XavieT's Roman Catholic
Church Easter.
Picwick Club will meet Mt the residence
of DIR. G. w. Bruce on Friday evening.
Rev. Father Olieva is the guest of Father
BoutlOn.
Miss Mary Shelf and mother have re-
turned from Pittsburg.
Miss Stella Hart was theg guest OF friends
here.
Miss Mamie Morrow and Miss Bessie
DeFries, of BenwOod, were visiting Mrs.
b. G. Knight.
Band of Hope gave an entertainment IN
Masonic Hall Friday evening.
4 social will be held at the \. M. Z. A.
rooms on Friday evening There will be
a clearance sale OF packages at the close OF
the social for the benefit OF the Y. Nj. Z.
A.
The new Council met Wednesday even
ing and elected the following officers:
Clerk, f. Ii. Crisswell; Health Officer DIR.
G. w. Bruce; Lamplighter, Anthony John
son.
Rev. l.. l.. Stewart lectured in Simpson
NJ. f. Church, subject, "The Relation and
Necessity OF Professional Men OF Society"
Holy week has been well observed here,
especially in the Catholic Church. The
floral decorations for Thursday were beau
tiful, and for to-day they promise to excel
Thursday i'll beauty and artistic arrange
ment. The decorations were under the
direction of Misses MOnican, Agnes Camp
hell and Grace Jones.
Miss Hattie Emsheimer was the guest OF
her sister, Mrs Morris Schessinger,